Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, July 24, 2013
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Byetta & Januvia Co-Chairs
Ryan L. Thompson, Watts Guerra Craft, LLP, San Antonio
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP, New York
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
The State of the Litigation for Byetta, Januvia and Victoza Pancreatic Cancer Cases
Mikal C. Watts, Watts Guerra Craft, LLP, San Antonio
Ryan L. Thompson, Watts Guerra Craft, LLP, San Antonio
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
The Science and Epidemiology of the Incretins and Pancreatic Cancer
John M. Restaino Jr., D.P.M., J.D., M.P.H., The Restaino Law Firm, P.C., Denver
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
FDA Regulations and Januvia and Byetta
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP, New York
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
The California JCCP: Pancreatitis Cases and Now Cancer Cases
Thomas J. Preuss, Wagstaff & Cartmell, Kansas City, MO
Brian D. Depew, Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack, Los Angeles
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Theories of Liability and Potential Defenses
Michael K. Johnson, Johnson // Becker PLLC, Minneapolis
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Plaintiff Selection Criteria and the Target Defendants
Jacob W. Plattenberger, TorHoerman Law LLC, Chicago
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Welcome by Lipitor Chair
H. Blair Hahn, Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
State Court Consolidations
Trent B. Miracle, Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC, Alton, IL
Ramon R. Lopez, Lopez McHugh, LLC, Newport Beach, CA
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Dissecting Label/Regulatory History
David Miceli, Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC, Alton, IL
Clinton B. Fisher, Hanly Conroy Bierstein Sheridan Fisher & Hayes LLP, New York
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Theories of Liability and Defenses
David L. Suggs, Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
Christiaan A. Marcum, Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Mass Tort Marketing/JPML Trends
H. Blair Hahn, Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
Mitchell Breit, Hanly Conroy Bierstein Sheridan Fisher & Hayes LLP, New York
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Trends in Mass Discovery – Panel Discussion
Mark S. Cheffo, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York
Jayne Conroy, Hanly Conroy Bierstein Sheridan Fisher & Hayes LLP, New York
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Medical Cite Review
John M. Restaino Jr., D.P.M., J.D., M.P.H., The Restaino Law Firm, P.C., Denver
Joshua Mankoff, Lopez McHugh, LLC, Newport Beach, CA